The General Chit Chat Thread 2

[Saras]

I see your point Saras, but referencing rich people isn't really a good argument because they kinda have it better.
Thus more likely to live longer.

I'm citing rich people because they were the only ones important enough to be written down.

[Havoc10K]

well, there were less causes of death back then, but more often lol.

[Saras]

Fine you want a more general example.

In the Athenian democracy. To become a citizen you had to complete military training, which would have made you 21 if I remember correctly, then you could join the assembly. To move from the assembly to the court you had to be over 10 years older than that because of the  "Wisdom comes with age" philosophy.

So, statistically, at the absolute youngest, the Athenian court was made up of one year old skeletons.

To join the Spartan senate Gerousia as another example. You had to be over 60.

Anyway, as a field of science, statistics kind of suck. Because you have to have VERY detailed ones for them to be of importance. A general statistic is nigh useless.

[froody1911]

Or, you know, use median instead of mean.

[Saras]

Or, you know, use median instead of mean.

Even then, it's kind of shit. Because the spectrum is very wide, the are no real consistent peaks. General information isn't useful for any detailed predictions.

[metro.]

Or, you know, use median instead of mean.

Even then, it's kind of shit. Because the spectrum is very wide, the are no real consistent peaks. General information isn't useful for any detailed predictions.

Ya don't say.

[Saras]

Or, you know, use median instead of mean.

Even then, it's kind of shit. Because the spectrum is very wide, the are no real consistent peaks. General information isn't useful for any detailed predictions.

Ya don't say.

Yes. Because looking at how statistics are used in pop culture, it's clearly not said enough. Even if it makes me captain Obvious.

[metro.]

Yeah pop culture is a great source for knowledge, they never take artistic licences to the extreme.

[Saras]

Popular culture (commonly known as pop culture) is the totality of ideas, perspectives, attitudes, memes,[1] images and other phenomena that are preferred by an informal consensus within the mainstream of a given culture, especially Western culture of the early to mid 20th century and the emerging global mainstream of the late 20th and early 21st century. Heavily influenced by mass media, this collection of ideas permeates the everyday lives of the society.

While influenced by it, pop culture is not synonymous with movies.

Anyway, it's that or my knowledge of English is clearly not enough to understand what the fuck you're getting at.

[metro.]

Yeah sorry, I wasn't clear, I didn't mean artistic license in the literal sense of art.

My fault, we're saying the same thing pretty much.

[Ixarku]

I don't want to work today.  I just want to take a break and goof off.  But I have still more painting to do on the outside of my house.      Maybe I'll put it off until tomorrow.

[1000mAh]

here is this one AMV... and whenever I watch it/hear the song in it xD (for some reason I only need to hear the song =_=)
.... I remember how good Clannad is xD and get the ''just perfect ''

[elvikun]

"When the average age of death was thirty"

God I hate that statement. The average age of death was thirty not because people got a bad case of death when they got 30. But because only 3 out of 5 or so children survived their first two years. There are plenty of records of old people, hell a few of the Pharaohs are recorded to go past 90. Ramzes lived till he was blind and all his teeth fell out.

Surprisingly enough, I'm not that against the idea marriage. Thought I suppose I raised in a very traditional manner.

Frankly, not that long time ago, 50 was a "village elder", so ancient that he HAD to have some position.
And further we go, the worse it gets on the general population. You can't count in blooblods and royal families. Plus, ancient Egypt was a bit of an exception overall. And no, it wasn't that people simply died at 30. Either way, the point was... when marriage was "designed", it was not expected to last for 50+ years. Not even 30. Not even 20, in most cases.
I find high rate of divorces to be pretty ... natural.  And I'm not even counting in the cultural changes, just the "expected to last X years" factor.

[animemamba]

Designed weddings isnt gone even in our age and day. Time for cofee and wake up so i leave it at that

[Soryon]

here is this one AMV... and whenever I watch it/hear the song in it xD (for some reason I only need to hear the song =_=)
.... I remember how good Clannad is xD and get the ''just perfect ''

also, holy shit 1k... Did you just post every single AMV on youtube to FB?

[animemamba]

A good tip: dont reply on posts when you wake up, i dont know my own name when i wake up, know even less what the thread is poiting at.

I have a big problem of being understimulated when i wake up, i live alone. If i live at a place with kids or dogs or similar i would be ok stimulated when i wake up (or rather forced to wake up quicker). Last time i almost knocked the wind out of my mother with my door, didnt knew my name or what planet i was on. The same effect happen with everything that require some thinkin and understanding.

[TiYlER]

also, holy shit 1k... Did you just post every single AMV on youtube to FB?

I immediately went to his profile... damn, that's quite a bit

A good tip: dont reply on posts when you wake up, i dont know my own name when i wake up, know even less what the thread is poiting at.

I have a big problem of being understimulated when i wake up, i live alone. If i live at a place with kids or dogs or similar i would be ok stimulated when i wake up (or rather forced to wake up quicker). Last time i almost knocked the wind out of my mother with my door, didnt knew my name or what planet i was on. The same effect happen with everything that require some thinkin and understanding.

..... just, what?

[animemamba]

she was standing too close to the door and i throw it open.  bad accident. But i just woke up when she knocked at my door.

it was a post to explain my first fail post this morning. Didnt knew what i was answering even if i did read back in the thread

[TiYlER]

I got that, it's the part where you don't know who you are or what planet you're on that confused me. I wake up fully aware of everything, and even with plans for the rest of the day. Maybe it's just me...

[Saras]

I got that, it's the part where you don't know who you are or what planet you're on that confused me. I wake up fully aware of everything, and even with plans for the rest of the day. Maybe it's just me...

I'm with mumba, it takes me roughly 5 to 10 minutes after I turn off the alarm to remember why the hell am I waking up in the first place.

@Evilkun.

The life expectancy of Romans at different ages.
At birth it's 25. But if you managed to survive till 5 it was 48 and with any other year after that point it increases steadily to a point where if you got to 32, you would likely live till you're 60.

From an evolutionary point of view, our potential lifespan didn't change significantly since the early BC times. While I wouldn't bet on them becoming centenarians due to a lack of life support, but If they managed to avoid war, famine and debilitating disease, I'd say they had about as much of a shot at getting to 80 as you do.

Don't make me find proof for my arguments. I'm supposed to be a lazy bastard here.